Is Your Workplace Meeting Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection? Take the Quiz!

Assess your disinfection practices and discover how to create a safer, healthier workplace.

 

What you’ll get:

  • A quick assessment of your current practices.
  • Insights into overlooked areas.
  • Tailored tips to make your workplace cleaner and disinfected for everyone.

Why it matters:

  • Consistent and effective disinfection is key to reducing disease transmission and fostering a healthier environment. This quiz will help you identify gaps and improve your approach.

 

The content in this quiz is inspired by the expertise and resources provided by the AIHA’s Indoor Environmental Quality Committee. Their dedication to advancing knowledge and best practices in indoor environmental quality has been instrumental in shaping actionable tools like this one. Learn more about their work at AIHA’s Indoor Environmental Quality Committee.

 

How often are high-touch surfaces (like doorknobs, desks, and phones) disinfected?
Do you use EPA-approved disinfectants for cleaning?
Do you know and follow the recommended dwell time for disinfectants?
Have your staff been trained on proper cleaning and disinfection techniques?
How often is your workplace cleaning and disinfection schedule reviewed and updated?
Do you disinfect less obvious high-touch surfaces (e.g., chair arms, drawer pulls, shared electronics)?
Are your cleaning supplies regularly checked for expiration and restocked?
Do you adjust your disinfection practices during high-risk periods, such as flu season or when multiple illnesses like influenza, SARS-CoV-2, or norovirus are circulating?
Is the frequency of cleaning and disinfection practices formalized (e.g., through cleaning logs) and regularly confirmed or reviewed by management and supervisors?
Are you actively looking for ways to improve your disinfection practices?

 

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